The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
E
8
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
21
100
29
26
27
21
19
18
9
6
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
6
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:00AM1.89m
9:52PM1.27m
10:56AM1.84m
10:47PM1.13m
12:01PM1.77m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.47m
3:57AM0.16m
5:38PM0.53m
4:51AM0.24m
6:57PM0.56m
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
17
19
19
20
18
19
19
18
18
20
20
21
20
19
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
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